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Friday, August 23, 2013

Sepia Saturday: Before It Was Unlawful

Sepia Saturday challenges bloggers to
share family history through old photographs.

This week’s Sepia Saturday prompt features a
threesome. As if I can’t get enough of blogging about theDeep Creek locksand the Dismal Swamp Canal, I can’t resist posting one more
picture from my great aunt Helen Killeen Parker’s photo album. It’s a threesome, all right, three of Helen’s
friends who were on the boat ride that I wrote about previously.

They are pictured here waiting to board the canal boat.

Even though those knickers are quite eye-catching and
that plaid skirt positively jaw-dropping, my attention goes to the ground. Litter.
Shame. Shame. Triple Shame.

It would be another 30 years before the Keep America Beautiful
campaign challenged us to “beautify America” by reminding us that “Every litter
bit hurts.”

Please visit Sepia Saturday to see what threesomes others
have to offer.

I still have to look twice every time I see my maiden name in your posts. The boat must have been late - they look a tad unhappy or maybe it's the sun in their eyes. I guess people just accepted litter as part of life in those days.

Yes, the photographer must have been one of the girl's date. Since my great aunt is not in the photo, I'm wondering why she had this picture at all. They didn't have Facebook back then for easy sharing!

I think the photographer should have moved the litter out of the photo. Maybe there wasn't a trash can nearby. I still see people intentionally throwing things on the ground even when there is a trashcan.

There is something to be said for 'Lookie here I'm taking a snapshot' instead of setting up for a photo shoot. That snapshot reveals soooo much more. You've done a great job of picking up the trash...pun intended...and linking it to the 'Keep America Beautiful' campaigns history. I did not know that! Good job!

I'm afraid I was looking for the English knickers so did't see the litter either. Judging by the amount of litter in the UK a ;ot of it seems to be invisible here too.If I had held the camera I would have picked the trash up.

Wendy, you've highlighted a term that still needs a British/American dictionary. My wife is English and I keep a copy handy for just these occasions. Mainly because after years in the USA she will sometimes forget the appropriate phrase of her majesty's English language. And once in a while I need to translate for myself what she meant. But not knickers. Those are always either in a twist or in the washer.

An interesting reflective post Wendy. Even though the three are together the lady in the plaid skirt takes one's eye because she's not visually linking to the others, not to mention the vibrancy of the skirt.

As to the litter, we could be forgiving and say it's not theirs but....or perhaps they picked it up before they left. A shame the photographer didn't notice it before the image was taken.

I noticed the litter on the ground too. See how well trained we've become? And I did notice those cute hats on the table to their right as well. Hmm. What is the girl on the left looking at? She's not looking at the camera like the others. Great photo!

It is interesting how the photographer didn't notice the litter distracting the viewers eye. It is like they were so used to it being part of the environment. I'm glad we wouldn't tolerate it now. A nice trio all the same.

Well, if the photographer didn't notice the shadow he was casting, it is hardly a wonder he ignored the litter next to it... Perhaps he knew that one day, there would be a thing called photoshop that could handle all of that as if by magic... :D~ HUGZ

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My name is Wendy. About twenty years ago, I helped my mother research the Jolletts. Since retiring from teaching, I have expanded my research which I share here. When I’m not looking for my own family, I index for FamilySearch and the Greene County Historical Society.
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